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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). On appeal, the Second Circuit vacates the account transfers to JLM. ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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Court Says Twitter Misused Litigation to Punish Defendants for Their Speech–X v. CCDH

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In a highly technical ruling, the court rejects Twitter’s CFAA claim on a motion to dismiss and rejects Twitter’s other claims, including breach of contract, on an anti-SLAPP motion to strike. As a result, CCDH met the first prong of the anti-SLAPP protections that the lawsuit targeted socially important speech.

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Court Preliminarily Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Consent for Children’s Social Media Usage–NetChoice v. Yost

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

That decision could have significant implications for this case as well as all other First Amendment challenges of states’ efforts to censor social media.] AG Yost disingenuously argued that the law enhances parents’ control over their children’s contracts. I previously blogged the TRO.

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Court Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Approval for Children’s Social Media Accounts–NetChoice v. Yost

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ohio enacted a law, the “ Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act ,” Ohio Rev. Obviously, these definitions reach most user-generated content (UGC) services, not just “social media” in the classic sense. Recall the term “social media” is literally in the bill title).

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Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Today’s example is AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), Before we get overwhelmed by the bill’s details, I’ll highlight three crucial concerns: First, the bill pretextually claims to protect children, but it will change the Internet for EVERYONE. Age-Appropriate Design Code.

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Trademarks And the Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

According to a Bloomberg Intelligence report [2] , the worldwide revenue opportunity from the metaverse is predicted to hit $800 billion in 2024, up from the estimated $500 billion in revenue generated by the metaverse in 2020. The general public could view the collection’s three-dimensional designs by scanning a QR code.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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